Roll toilet paper dispenser



June 6, 1950 E. AGAMAITE, JR ROLL TOILET PAPER DISPENSER 2 Sheets-She et 1 Filed Sept. 7, 1945' INVENTOR.

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Patented June 6, 1950 2,51053'7 inch-11 6mm PAniiabisii-Efis'iht ,T'Edwalid'lAgamaite, J r., Gre Wto Fort Howard Paper Lac iayfwisf dgiior "'"Wis., a corporation of Wi 1 a fi ti september 7,lfelalsiitii N iiti ileis The invention relates to a toilet paper dispensing device and has as an object the provision of a dispensing roll holder fixture constructed to hold a supplemental roll ready for feeding thereto,

It is an object of the invention to provide a roll holder of this character wherein a fresh roll of paper is held ready for use but inaccessible to the user as long as the core of the roll in position for feeding is in place.

It is a further object of the invention to pro vide a device of the character described wherein the movement of the reserve roll to position for use is semi-automatic.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a device of this character wherein a roll of paper in dispensing position cannot be removed from the device until it is substantially exhausted.

Further objects will appear from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein;

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing a roll partially depleted with a second roll held in reserve;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure of Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3--3 of Figure 1 showing the operation of initial movement of the reserve roll to dispensing position and showing in dot and dash lines the locked end bearing of the roll swung to open position.

Fig. 4 is a view seen from the left of Fig. 2 partly broken away; and

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

As shown, the device comprises a back board I9 and a casing I I projecting from the back board and having a semi-cylindrical forward portion, the said casing terminating at the point I2. The casing also comprises an end wall I3 formed with a recess I 4 which recess is continued at IS in the semi-cylindrical casing. Rigidly mounted on the end wall I3 is a mandrel l6 which is substantially twice the length of the casing portion II, that is to say substantially twice the actual axial extent of the roll of paper to be dispensed.

The free end of the mandrel I6 is shown as supported upon a boss I! carried by an end wall I8 hinged upon a pin I9 in lugs 20 mounted upon the back wall III. The member I8 is locked in position by a lock housed in boss I! controlled by a key 2|, insertable in a barrel 22 opening to the face of member I8, the lock bolt being shown at 23, engaging a keeper opening 24.

In the use of the device, a reserve roll of paper is first placed on the mandrel, with the member I8 swung to open position. The entering roll (cleans-5523) impinges against the arm 21 shown as mounted upon a bracket 28 supported on the housing structure and provided with a spring 29 urging the arm toward a position in the path of the entering roll. Entrance of the roll compresses the spring and swings the arm to a position with its free arm pressing on the periphery of the roll, where it exerts no propulsive force upon the roll.

When the dispensing roll of paper has been depleted, the core may be then torn away by any user and a finger inserted into the recess at I4 to move the roll forward as indicated in Fig. 3 until the finger 21 secures access to the inner end of the roll whereupon the force of spring 29 will cause the roll to be automatically forced to position for dispensing when the second roll has been dispensed.

The empty condition of the device may be ascertained by inspection through the opening I5 of Figure 1. The now depleted core of the reserve roll may be torn away and the end gate or member I8 may be unlocked and swung to open position for the placing of two more rolls of paper.

Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiments of the invention within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A dispenser for roll toilet paper comprising, in combination: a base; a substantially semicylindrical housing carried by said base, having a diameter and. axial extent of dimensions limited to those necessary to receive a roll of toilet paper; an obstruction at one end of said base to prevent escape of a roll; a mandrel supported at one end upon said obstruction and extending axially of said housing; the length of said mandrel being Sufilcient to extend through the cores of two rolls; a member hinged upon said base; a boss carried by said member entering an open end of said mandrel with said member substantially perpendicular to said base; and means to lock said boss to said mandrel.

2. The combination of claim 1 with inactive means in said housing to cause sliding movement of a roll along said mandrel only after the sliding movement is manually initiated and when no other roll core is thereon.

3. The combination of claim 1 with an arm hinged to the housing structure; and spring means urging said arm to move toward the axis of the mandrel; said arm resting against the periphery of a roll in said housing and engaging an end of such roll when partially expelled along the mandrel toward said hinged member, to complete the sliding. movement of the roll.

4. The combination of claim 1 with said housing formed with a sight opening sized to permit insertion of a finger to initiate sliding movement of a roll on said mandrel.

5. A dispenser for roll toilet paper comprising, in combination: a base; a substantially semi-cylindrical housing carried by said base, having a diameter and axial extent of dimensions to re-- ceive a roll of toilet paper; one end of said housing being open: an obstruction at the remaining end of said housing to prevent egress of a roll; a

mandrel member supported at one end upon said 16 obstruction and extending axially of said housing; the length of said mandrel being sufliclent to extend through the cores of two rolls; a. support member projecting from said base and spaced 4 from the open end of said housing a distance substantially equal to the length of a roll of toilet paper; a boss carried by said support member to engage the end of said mandrel member, one of said members being movable to separate said boss and mandrel to admit a roll of paper to said mandrel member; and means to lock said boss and mandrel member together.

EDWARD AGAMAITE, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 464,378 Morgan Dec. 1, 1891 1,917,641 Fairehild July 11, 1933 2,307,994 Clemens Jan. 12, 1943 

